WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mercer University's Educational Opportunity Center is working to move more people from poverty to prosperity. This weekend, the organization hosted its second "College Day Sunday" event at Christian Fellowship Church in Warner Robins. Dozens of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Losing a limb hasn't stopped Cory Cochran from enjoying life, in fact, he's are diving right in! When he was four, Cochran was run over by a riding lawn mower, struggling for years on the wounded…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- An early morning car accident in Houston County killed two people and sent one to the hospital in serious condition. A news release from the Houston County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened around 2:00…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Movie goers were evacuated from AmStar 16 in Macon after a backpack was left inside a theater. Lieutenant Sean DeFoe with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office says the backpack was full of childrens clothing and books.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After 15 years of service and sweet music, Senior Master Sergeant Bill Granger took the stage for one final selection. On Saturday, the Band of U.S. Air Force Reserve performed its last public show with the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC-WMGT) - The Macon Centreplex has been transformed into a world of high-flying acrobatics, and death defying stunts. It takes a lot to put on Cirque du Soleil: Quidam; a healthy body, lots of training and absolutely no fear of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A current Georgia congressman announced his bid for the U.S. Senate in Macon on Friday. Representative Jack Kingston of Savannah says he could easily stay in the House of Representatives, but wants to take on the…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Cochran woman is demanding the city cough up the cash to pay for her medical expenses after she tripped and fell over a broken sidewalk. She tells 41NBC she wants Cochran to be held responsible,…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Belk is celebrating 125 years of business and they're doing it by going out into the community and celebrating with 125 days of service. Belk and the volunteer organization Points of Light have come together to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A special group is hosting a Kentucky Derby viewing party Saturday night right here in Macon. Jay's HOPE Foundation is putting on the seventh annual "Celebrate Hope: An Evening at the Races." The event benefits the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb's Sheriff's Office is investigating two incidents that occurred early Friday morning, according to a news release. The first incident took place around 1am in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn located at 138…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An old tradition returns once again, as the Georgia State Fair began Thursday at Central City park in Macon. The fair runs through the weekend, ending Sunday night at 10pm. Nick Harmeier, Vice President of Business…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Old Book Sale is on again at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. The Houston County Friends of the Library is once again holding the book sale to benefit the county's several libraries. Georgette Lipford,…
EATONTON, Georgia (OACA) - Just in time for Mother's Day, Oconee Area Citizen Advocacy is set to host its second annual "Not Your Mama's Garden Tour" on Saturday, May 11, in downtown Eatonton. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., tour…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Milledgeville police arrested a husband and wife duo wanted for burglary in Emanuel County. According to a news release, the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office reached out to MPD on Wednesday in reference to two burglary suspects…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Students honored one of their teachers at a surprise assembly at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon Thursday. After 50 years of teaching, 8 years at Riley Elementary and the last 42 years at FPD, English…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District is still hard at work to erase an $18 million budget deficit. At the school board's last budget workshop, the administration proposed cutting 97 positions, most of which would be teachers.…
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- From Genesis to Revelation, Dodge County residents read every word of the Bible this week in the county's first ever Bible reading marathon. "I'm just that vessel being used by him, and it's not about me,…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) -National Prayer Day in Macon was a chance for believers to recognize how important prayer is, and the people at city told 41 NBC how it impacts their daily lives. It was a ceremony filled with…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The recent compromise on air traffic control in Congress gives one Georgia congressman hope that partisan politics can be put aside to tackle national budget cuts. Congressman John Barrow says this is great example of prioritizing.…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Emerald City of Dublin is celebrating its 200th birthday with a new Bicentennial Plaza. Dublin celebrated its birthday with shovels instead of candles. To commemorate its history and future, the Main Street Dublin-Downtown Development Authority…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Pactiv Advanced Packaging Solutions has released a statement after a fire gutted its plant in Bibb County. In an email Tori Berndt, Pactiv Communications Manager wrote: "This morning a fire broke out at Pactiv's molded fiber…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Elderly abuse cases are now a top priority for the Macon Judicial Circuit and District Attorney David Cooke appointed a new man, Will Johnson, to take on those cases. District Attorney David Cooke "wanted someone…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Milledgeville police are cracking down on speeders and distracted drivers. The police department kicked off its first ever HEAT summer program which targets four area throughout the city over the next 120. MPD picked the locations…
LIZELLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A dangerous roadway in Bibb County has residents demanding officials take action to make it safer. People who live off Eisenhower Parkway in Lizella say accidents happen on that stretch of highway too often. Plans are…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – As fire crews worked to contain the flames that erupted at a manufacturing plant in Bibb County on Wednesday; many employees worry if their jobs would be salvaged. Pactiv Advanced Packaging Solutions appears to be a…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Twiggs County Sheriff's Office is looking for two convicted felons who are on the run. Chief Billy Boney says 35-year old Charlie Branner Junior (picutred on left), and 33-year-old Michael Laquell Sanders (pictured on right)…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Governor Nathan Deal flew into Macon Wednesday afternoon to sign a bill that makes background checks a little tougher for child care workers. After he hopped out of his helicopter, Deal took some time to pose…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - For the first time in a while, there was an overall sense of optimism Wednesday as the Bibb County School Board got some big news. A packed room erupted into a standing ovation after it was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Two men remain in jail on possession of marijuana and several additional charges Wednesday. Macon police arrested 36 year-old Travis Antwoine Robinson and 35 year-old Kenyea Traveel Hill during a traffic stop for excessive window tint.…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia State College Police need your help looking for a missing Middle Georgia State College student. Jmaal Keyes was last seen on the Cochran campus of Middle Georgia State on April 25, 2013.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Middle Georgia's premier garden event is happening this weekend.Macon Gardens and Historic Interiors has been named one of the top 20 events in the Southeast and it is in it's 20th year. Starting Friday, May 3rd…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Flames are coming from the roof of a packaging plant near the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. Pactiv, a paper plant which primarily makes recycled egg cartons caught fire. Workers say the fire started around 6 o'clock…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Another Middle Georgia community is considering consolidation. Milledgeville and Baldwin county leaders are getting a first look at a plan to combine the two governments. "It's been talked about for years, debated about, starts and stops,…
VALDOSTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County's new interim school superintendent tells us he feels he was called to come back to the community that gave him his start. 41NBC spoke with Dr. Steve Smith at his home Tuesday. Monday night,…
BOLINGBROKE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a six hour search, Monroe County deputies arrested three people who tried to flee the cops during a traffic stop. Jonathan Irving, Racheal Gerald and Christopher A. Snelson are all behind bars after deputies say…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Officers from the Macon Police Department and members of the Macon community met for a training session on racial profiling and cultural professionalism on Tuesday. Walter Atkinson of the community relations service for the U.S. Department…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins and its Police Department have completed its new law enforcement center. The project has taken years to complete and hundreds of city officials took part in Tuesday's ribbon cutting ceremony. Warner Robins Mayor…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The city of Forsyth is trying to figure out a way to get out of debt. As of today, the city owes about $430,000 in unpaid bills, but right now, the mayor and council say, there's…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Montezuma City Councilman Bobby Lewis has filed a lawsuit against the city and the mayor over a letter; claiming it was used to ruin his character. Lewis's attorney David Bowers states his client was falsely accused…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Required classes on race relations for Macon Police Officers start tomorrow. As part of the fallout over the shooting death of Sammie Davis, Junior by Macon Police Officer Clayton Sutton, all MPD officers must go through these…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - More than two months after former Bibb County Schools' superintendent Romain Dallemand left the district, the school board has selected its interim superintendent. The board met Monday night behind closed doors for more than two hours…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – This Friday, an entertainment megaplex is set to open in Warner Robins. The Rigby Entertainment Center is a full restaurant equipped with a bowling alley, skating rink, laser tag center and conference rooms. Developer Steve…
MACON, Georgia (41 NBC/WMGT) - After the U.S. House of Representatives voted to suspend all FAA furloughs, officials at Middle Georgia Regional Airport had hopes that they were in the clear from avoiding the upcoming closure of their air traffic…
EASTMAN, Georgia (EASTMAN EXAMINER) - It's official—Wendy's Restaurant in Eastman has closed it's doors for business. Manager Billy Sharrard confirmed the closure in a telephone interview today. The Eastman store is a franchise of Wendy's and not owned by Wendy's…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - If you want to give your opinion on ways to help push the city of Macon and Bibb County forward to make it a better place for everyone, there is a new opportunity for you. The…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The former corrections officer facing a murder conviction for killing his girlfriend plead guilty to lesser charges in court Monday. Russell Holt is charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting Jessica Wolfe last March. Wolfe's family is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones is asking for the public's help in two separate traffic accidents from late Sunday night and early Monday morning. The first accident happened on Bethel Church Road near Plantation Drive. 35…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who robbed Tobesofkee Lake Store Sunday morning. According to a news release from the sheriff's office, a witness say an armed suspect walk into the store…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Bibb County deputies are looking for two men who stole a woman's purse early Sunday morning while she was walking home. According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a witness says around…